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	Top Stories for the Week of March 16, 2009	Print Full Issue
	Click Here For Regional Coverage VIDEO: Bruce Mosler On Economic Recovery LOS ANGELES-Cushman president and CEO talks with John Salustri, editorial director of Incisive Media's real estate group, about economic recovery at RealShare Real Estate 2009. Job Loss Continues to Weaken CRE Market MIAMI-South Florida’s unemployment numbers directly relate to rising vacancies affecting all property types. VIDEO: Penner, Fan of a Bear Market LOS ANGELES-The CBRE Investors executive managing director sits down at Real Estate 2009 with Incisive Media's John Salustri and explains that a bear market is an investor's market. CRE Community Reacts to Sears Tower Buzz CHICAGO-Mixed opinions followed the news of the Sears Tower becoming the Willis Tower, some see it as a move that will devalue the asset. VIDEO: Lew Feldman Tackles Congress LOS ANGELES-The Goodwin Procter partner sits down with John Salustri, editorial director of Incisive Media's real estate group, and talks economic recovery at RealShare Real Estate 2009. Dick’s Still Sees Room for 800 Stores PITTSBURGH-Though the sporting goods chain’s expansion plans are slim this year, management still sees room for future growth. VIDEO: CBRE’s Horne Sees a Two-Year Recession LOS ANGELES-The firm’s exec. managing director tells John Salustri, editorial director of Incisive Media's real estate group at Real Estate 2009, recovery will take time. Hilton Takes New HQ in Tysons Corner TYSONS CORNER, VA-After picking Virginia over Maryland, Hilton will be settling into one of the few new buildings in Tysons Corner. Centro Guarantees $3B Refinancing with Retail MIAMI-The Australian owner of retail centers has pledged its US portfolio, including dozens of Florida properties. Cedar Fair Looks To Divest of Assets, Land SANDUSKY, OH-The amusement park company is looking to reduce its debt after a $1.3 billion sale in 2006 left it struggling. Print Top Stories

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Prescription for Downtown: Incentives • Multifamily Market Looks Steady for Now • Watergate Goes on the Block for $100M-Plus • Banner Life Builds $30M Headquarters • UTC to Lay-Off 12,000 • BJ’s Takes 170,000 SF in Brooklyn • Fairfield Park Racks Up Leases • Environ Trades Up Office Space • American Eagle Sticks to Lease Agreements • Report Blames Crane Collapse on Sling Misuse • Cuomo Says Regulation Encourages Growth • Matrix Grabs Mega Campus • Safeguarding Your Commissions • Bloomberg: NYC Will Rebound Faster • J. Crew Cuts New Store Growth • Report: DC Wins Under Bailout, Stimulus • Aqueduct Racino Deal Is Scratched • RealShare Launches Virtual Conference Series • NorthMarq’s Martin Klebanoff Remembered • Children's Hospital Reveals Expansion Plan • MF Portfolios Secure Cash in CT • Downtown Confronts Challenges of ‘09 • Centerline Reports Loss, Extends Term Loan • Schwarzman: Keep Away from Real Estate • Two NJ Pharma Giants To Merge • Times, W.P. Carey Ink $225M Sale-Leaseback • Gov. Corzine Signals Support for Pro-Development Bills	Southwest     Print Full Region • Owners to Tenants: Show Me the Financials • Alabama Will Run On Dunkin • Managed Services To Take on Trouble • Hutchinson Resigns From Colonial • Texas Towns Top Site Selection List • Regents to Galveston: Hospital Can Stay • Land Advisors Makes CA Dreaming A Reality • Warrior Group Broadens Reach • Broker Ken Bendalin Launches Firm
Midwest     Print Full Region • Sears Tower Gets New Name, Tenant • Elk Run Gains Financial Boost of Possibly $1B • Tarlton Enters JV to Develop $100M Government Project • 500 W. Monroe Owner Dodges Foreclosure • Staybridge Opens First Milwaukee Hotel, Plans Two More • $40M Twin Maples MXD Development Postponed • StreetMac to Advise Urban on Retail Buys • NorthMarq Turns 12 Properties Green • Foreclosure Looms for Ward Parkway Center • Healthcare REIT Buys 185,000-SF Medical Portfolio • 325-Acre Office/Industrial Campus Seeks Tenants • First Industrial Completes $20M Rust-Oleum BTS	West Coast     Print Full Region • VIDEO: Haddigan Pinpoints Distressed Assets' Myths • Hotel Building Boom Creates REO Potential • Boyd Reiterates Interest in Station Casinos Deal • National Semiconductor Laying Off 1,725 • Retail Sale Overcomes Vacancy, Bankruptcy • McCarthy Starts $140M Hospital Development • Meruelo Maddux Faces $266M in Loan Defaults • G&E Adds to NorCal Project Management • Cathedral Site To Become Affordable Housing • Hines Opens New Investment, Development Office • Studley Hires Retail Group, Plans Expansion • Schwab’s 375,000 SF at One Montgomery On Market • Recovery: Can the Feds Be Counted On? • Lee Expands Investment Services Group
Southeast     Print Full Region • Dining Chains Expect a Tough Year • Popeyes Parent Scales Back ’09 Openings • Hotel Equities Expands Portfolio • Miami Herald Finds 50,000-SF Tenant • $500M Casino, Hotel Proposal Clears Hurdle • Indigo Triples Its Sunshine Presence	Around The Globe     Print Full Region • Costco Takes 300,000 SF in Japan • Dawnay Day Portfolio Changes Hands for $832M • Chinese Developer Sees Leap in Property Sales • Callison Heading Up $10B Jordan Project
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